Lincolnshire Co-op

Our colleagues are facing increasing levels of threats, abuse and even violence - so we’re investing £200,000 in body cameras for all our food stores and pharmacies. We’ve seen a 245% increase in the number of incidents in the past five years and the move to introduce body cameras comes after a successful trial in Lincoln and Boston. Our colleagues can set the devices to begin recording when needed. The recording is mirrored back to the customer, serving as a deterrent, but also gathering useful evidence. Store Manager Sarah, who took part in the trial, said: “It makes us feel more confident as we know the body cameras may help defuse incidents. We enjoy working in retail and providing the best service we can to our customers but the impact of those who act in an unacceptable way can make the job difficult for myself and the team.” Thank you to the vast majority of our customers who treat our colleagues with kindness and respect - we really do appreciate it. Find out more on our website: https://lnkd.in/esBUc_vi #FreedomFromFear #ShopKind #retail #pharmacy #coops

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our teams, we’ve had a positive trading year - sales are up 6.1%, bringing our turnover to £375.6m. With strong performances from many of our business areas, we’re pleased to have met challenging budgets in a difficult trading climate. Though significant costs have had an impact, our trading surplus of £10.8m means we’ve been able to pay a profit share bonus to our colleagues and we’re preparing to pay a cashback bonus to members on Friday 29th November. Most importantly of all, we’ve also continued our work to make life better in our communities with a varied programme of support including Wellbeing Walks, Community Cuppas tackling social isolation and Community Champions fundraising for hundreds of groups, including school breakfast clubs and youth groups. Find out more about our performance here: https://lnkd.in/emzk2knE Alison Hands, Steve Leach, Robert Allen, Laura Dunne, Paul Howard #coops #cooperative #lincolnshire #retail 

Our Christmas advert has arrived ✨ We decided to take a purpose-led approach, promoting our #SecretSanta campaign and focusing on how we can help the most vulnerable in our communities feel the magic of Christmas. Follow each Secret Santa and watch how donating is made so simple when using drop off points within our food, travel and pharmacy outlets. A big thank you to everyone who’s contributed so far 🎅 Find out more about our Secret Santa scheme here: https://lnkd.in/gbehKyms Angeletia Padmore, BA(Hons), PgDip Laura Dunne #christmasadvert #christmas #donations

We’re celebrating over 1,000,000 prescriptions being dispensed through central fill so far this year 🎉 This has included over 1.4M individual items! Our central fill system was set up within our pharmacy warehouse to assist with the delivery of repeat prescriptions. It means that these prescriptions leave our pharmacy warehouse labelled, assembled, checked, and bagged, ready for our patients. As a result, our hardworking pharmacy colleagues in branch have more time to deliver front line services, including flu jabs, healthy heart checks, stop smoking support, and much more. Since its launch in June 2023, we’ve been rolling it out to more and more pharmacies. The system now supports 22 of our 44 pharmacies. The latest addition, as of earlier this week, is Newland Pharmacy in Lincoln. We would like to say a special thank you to Robert Vaughan who’s led the project, all our wonderful pharmacy colleagues who have supported, and to Cegedim and Centred Solutions for working with us on this project. Alice Hare, Nicole Murdock, Josh Pinder, Christopher Kenny #pharmacy #warehouse #centralfill #supportinghealthandwellbeing #communitypharmacy

Every time a member buys a Costa Express drink from one of our food stores, and uses a reusable cup, we reward them with an extra 25p cashback. It’s part of our efforts to reduce our impact on the environment. In the last year alone, we’ve given out £3,921 cashback through this scheme 🤯 and we want to give out lots more! So, next time you buy a coffee from us, remember your cup, do your bit for the environment, and claim your cashback 💙 Rik Greig, Andrew Turner, William Tucker #sustainability #reuse #membership #Costa #coffee

This Armistice day, colleagues across our business paid their respects to the service men and women who have died in armed conflicts. This has included our colleagues at Newark Funeral home laying a wreath in their memorial gardens and our pharmacy team in Spilsby decorating their windows with poppies made by local school children. Thank you to all our colleagues and customers for joining us in observing our two-minute silences. Lest we forget.

Our colleagues will be observing a two minute silence across our outlets at 11am on: 🕚 Remembrance Sunday, 10th November 🕚 Armistice Day, Monday 11th November We invite you to pause with us as a mark of respect. Lest we forget 🌹

📣 Our pharmacy team have so far protected over 8,500 people this winter with a free NHS flu vaccination!*💙 With the colder months now fast approaching, thousands of people are looking to roll up their sleeves to protect themselves, their families, and their communities this flu season. It's not too late to get your vaccination! Our pharmacies are offering the NHS flu vaccination for free to those who are eligible*. To book your flu vaccination, please call or visit your local pharmacy to arrange an appointment. If you are not eligible for a free NHS flu vaccine, our pharmacies offer a private walk-in service for over 18s. To find out more, visit your local pharmacy! Thank you to everyone who’s received their jab or booked their appointment, and to all pharmacy colleagues for such a great rollout. *See our website for eligibility criteria

Making life better in communities is at the heart of Lincolnshire Co-op. Grimsby and Cleethorpes District Scouts will benefit when customers shop with their dividend card in our new Scartho Food Store, through our Community Champions scheme. They have been offering activities to young people and adults in Grimsby and Cleethorpes for over 100 years, teaching skills and making memories to last a lifetime. Scouts learn more than just tying knots and lighting fires; they become resilient individuals who can work well in a team, develop leadership qualities and become considerate for others when developing physical skills like kayaking and rock climbing. District Treasurer Lawrence Brown said: “We are extremely appreciative of Lincolnshire Co-op for their Community Champions scheme. “Any funds raised at Scartho Food Store will help us continue to ensure scouting remains vibrant, active and fun for all involved.” Find out who your local Community Champions are here: https://bit.ly/3UIOI2x #lincolnshire #grimsby #cleethorpes #scouts #community #communitychampions

🚨 Don't miss out - bookings are now live for our Christmas Market and Annual Members' Meeting 🚨 📅 Tuesday 10th December 📍 Epic Centre, Lincolnshire Showground We can't wait to welcome members to tell them what we've been up to, our future plans, host a live Q&A and highlight all the great work our local producers do in our Christmas Market. 💻We're also broadcasting the meeting live online on the night, so if you can't make it in person, why not join us from the comfort of home? Find out more and book your place for either in-person or online at: https://bit.ly/4eaUJPe